Microwaving Bread Dough

You can defrost frozen bread dough and even speed up bread rising in the microwave if you follow these steps: For defrosting: Place bread on a microwaveable plate. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 25 seconds. Turn over, rotate plate 1/2 turn and microwave on high for another 25 seconds. Then put into your baking pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and let rise for 1 to 2 hours. It may be faster to put the frozen dough in the baking pan which has been sprayed with a non-stick cooking product. Dont wrap dough with plastic wrap. Preheat oven to 200 F, then turn off. Boil 1 or 2 quarts of water in a shall pan. Place rolls in oven with the pan of sater. Let dough rise about 1 hour, until doubled in size. Watch closely so dough doesnt rise too high. Remove water and then bake bread. Or. . . wrap frozen bread dough in waxed paper and set in microwave. Set machine to defrost for 6 to 7 minutes for a 1 lb. loaf of bread. Then allow to rise and bake in a conventional oven. Or. . . boil 4 cups water. Place boiled water in microwave with frozen bread which has been placed in a glass loaf pan. Microwave on high 1/2 minutes; rest 20 minutes. Repeat 3 times, rotating dish 1/4 turn with each heating. Rest in microwave until duble in size (15 to 20) minutes. (Reheat water if it cools) Cook in conventional oven following directions of your recipe. Or. . . place frozen bread dough in a greased 9x5x3-inch glass loaf pan placed in 1 cup boiling water bath in a 12x8-inch glass dish. Microwave on medium (50%), covered with wax paper, 4 to 5 m;inutes, rotating 1/4 turn every minute and turning dough over halfway through cooking. Rest 10 minutes in water bath. Bake as desired. To speed up bread rising: Fill 4 cup glass measure with 3 cups water. Microwave on high for 6 to 8 minutes to boil. Place dough in glass bowl. Place dough dish in 12x8 inch glass dish filled with boiling water. Microwave low (10%), covered, 12 to 15 minutes until double in size. Punch down. Repeat. Transfer dough to glass loaf pan. Repeat until double in size. >From: DeniseR860@aol.com From: Bread-Bakers Archives: ftp.best.com/pub/reggie/archives/bread/recipe